User-defined Scripts

This new feature allows you to define the settings of a new game in a script text file. You may use the newly introduced parameters to customize your game in a way that is not possible with the traditional New Game Settings menu. For instance, you may create a new game that gives AI players an advance start, start a new game with a maximum of 10 cities, or customize your player character’s expertise to any values you want. Please read the following sections about the details of the ranges of customization you may apply to your game using script files.

How to create a script file

You may use a text editor to create a script file following the syntax described below.

In your computer’s “My Documents” folder, you can find “My Games” folder. And under it, you will find the “Capitalism Lab\Script” subfolder. Simply save the script file you have created into this subfolder. When you run Capitalism Lab next time, it will recognize the script file.

Script File FormatA script file is a text file (.TXT file extension) which must start with the [HEADER] section.

[HEADER] First of all, you should define the title and the description of your script, which will be displayed on the script selection menu.

Title=<1 to 35 characters>
Description=<1 to 200 characters>

Folder=<folder>If Folder is defined, the game will load all image files and data files that are associated with this script from the specified folder.

If you have enabled the City Economic Simulation DLC and you want the script to enable Survival Mode, then you may add the following line:Survival Mode=Yes

How to use a script file

1) On the New Game menu, click on the [LOAD SCRIPT] button located at the top-left of the screen.

2) Select between [Pre-defined Scripts] and [User-created Scripts] by clicking on the corresponding button.
Pre-defined scripts are the scripts that come with Capitalism Lab releases.
User-created scripts are created by users, using the method described above.